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Okehampton–Bude Line
The Okehampton–Bude line was a railway line built to serve Holsworthy, Devon, Holsworthy in Devon, and Bude on the Cornish coast near the Devon border in England. The line branched from the main line at Meldon Junction to the west of Okehampton on the northern edge of Dartmoor. The line opened in 1879 to Holsworthy and in 1898 to Bude. It is now closed. Location The Bude branch diverged from the London and South Western Railway (LSWR) main line from Exeter to Plymouth at Meldon Junction and ran to Bude () by way of Halwill and Holsworthy, Devon, Holsworthy. It crossed hilly terrain which was largely agricultural and sparsely populated. When the line was constructed it ran from Meldon Junction to Holsworthy. The line was extended to Bude on the Atlantic coast of Cornwall south of Hartland Point. The railway brought Bude prosperity as a watering place, and in the closing decades of the 19th century it became a holiday destination. Railway construction In 1871 the Devon and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holsworthy, Devon
Holsworthy is a market town and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Torridge District, Torridge district of Devon, England, west of Exeter. The River Deer, a tributary of the River Tamar, forms the western boundary of the parish, which includes the village of Brandis Corner. According to the 2011 census the population of Holsworthy was 2,641, growing to an estimated 3,287 in 2019. History Toponymy The original meaning of "Holsworthy" is probably "Heald's enclosure". Derived from the Old English personal name "Heald" or "Healda", plus "-worthig", an enclosure, farm or estate. An alternative possibility is from Old English "heald" meaning incline or slope. In 1086 the name was recorded as ''Haldeword'' and as ''Haldeurdi'' (Exon). Other recorded spellings are ''Haldwwurth'' 1228, ''Halleswrthia'' -worth(e) -wordi (late 12th–1291), ''Haldeswrthy'' -wrthi -worth (1277–1389), ''Holdesworthe'' (1308), ''Healdesworthe'' ( 1320), ''Hyallesworthi'' (1326), and ''Houlswor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
